The finance ministry is expected to closely watch the e-auction of radio frequency spectrum, our airwaves, for telecom operators that commences Wednesday, seen as crucial for the government to be able to meet its fiscal deficit target of 4.1 percent of GDP.

The long climb back for the Nasdaq once a symbol of investor recklessness and selfdelusion has been marked by significant changes in its composition Telecommunications stocks now represent less than 1 of the index versus 12 in ...

SC glare on rape video
Calcutta Telegraph
New Delhi, Feb. 27: The Supreme Court today ordered a CBI inquiry into two rapes whose videotaped versions have been uploaded on YouTube by an NGO, but took exception to such sexual violence being posted on websites. The first video, 4.5 ...

TRAI has today released a draft amendment to the Telecommunication Tariff Order, 1999 for comments of the stakeholders. Through the Amendment Order, the Authority intends to reduce the ceiling tariffs for national roaming services.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today issued a draft Tariff Order (TO) for consultation with stakeholders. This draft TO prescribes a framework for commercial interoperability of Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) offered by the Direct-to-Home (DTH) operators to their subscribers.

The government is all set to go for telecom airwaves auction starting on March 4 and is unfazed by the Supreme Court order Thursday that finally gave a go ahead to the 2G spectrum auction, a government source said here.

From May 3, you can retain your mobile number when you shift cities. The government has finally cleared the hurdles for rolling out national Mobile Number Portability - a measure that will allow you to keep your number even while moving base - say from Delhi to Mumbai or Chennai to ...

You will now be able to retain your mobile number even if you move permanently to another state You will just have to port the number from your service provider to a new operator or the existing one in the state you are moving ...

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today issued 6th Amendment to the Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability Regulation, 2009 which will facilitate Full MNP (PAN India Portability) in the country w.e.f. 3rd May, 2015.

Reliance Telecom Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the private telecom service providers (TSP) were an integral part of the telecom system and need not be looked upon as some kind of profit mongers.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed proceedings before various High Courts and decided to hear on priority a batch of petitions raising various issues against the tender conditions for the auction of 2G spectrum scheduled for March 4.
The apex court said it will continue with the hearing on Thursday and "if necessary it will pass order during the Holi vacation on March 3, a day before the start of auction". A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and Adarsh Kumar Goel transfferred petitions filed by private telecom operators from High Courts of Allahabad, Karnataka and Delhi to the apex court and said, "there will be a stay of further proceedings in the High Courts".
The apex court, on February 17, had also said it would take a decision on the dispute between the government and private telecom operators on the issue of bidding of spectrum for the north-east circle, instead of leaving it to the Tripura High Court by staying all proceedings there.
The Centre has challenged the High Court's interim order ...